BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- A man was hospitalized
after being shot in Birmingham's Jones Valley area Thursday evening.

The victim
was found in the car he was driving at the Chevron station at 31st Street
Southwest and Jefferson Avenue after Birmingham police received a call about a
person shot around 5:30 p.m., Sgt. Vonric Slaughter said.

The man had
been shot more than once, Slaughter said, and while he was stable and talking
when he was taken to UAB Hospital, his injuries could be serious.

A woman and
small child in the car were not hurt, he said.

Slaughter
said the incident appeared to have started a few blocks away near 32nd Street
Southwest and Park Avenue when two groups of people began arguing and shooting
at each other. The victim then drove to the gas station.

Birmingham
police are investigating and no suspects are in custody, Slaughter said.